Wheelbase - Stock/SS

Ed McLawhorn Jr. · 04-13-2024, 09:43 AM

Since the beginning of the christmas tree, stockers/super stockers have been varying wheelbase from side to side for helping cut a light or to a smaller degree tripping beam at finish line. Is that practice still common today? knowing the 3/4” variance allowed by rules.

Ed McLawhorn
SS/LA

richie 2 · 04-13-2024, 12:50 PM

i believe so...jack arnew did my SS 67 camaro in '82

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 04-13-2024, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed McLawhorn Jr.

Since the beginning of the christmas tree, stockers/super stockers have been varying wheelbase from side to side for helping cut a light or to a smaller degree tripping beam at finish line. Is that practice still common today? knowing the 3/4” variance allowed by rules.

Ed McLawhorn
SS/LA

Ed... Are you asking this question for a Friend? MB

Ed McLawhorn Jr. · 04-13-2024, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

Ed... Are you asking this question for a Friend? MB

Maurice, yes you could say that!

prostockpete1 · 04-13-2024, 11:09 PM

Did Jack.s son not continue the trick alignment business in Baltimore his father pioneered ?

richie 2 · 04-14-2024, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by prostockpete1

Did Jack.s son not continue the trick alignment business in Baltimore his father pioneered ?

i believe he did.

Henrys Toy · 04-15-2024, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed McLawhorn Jr.

Since the beginning of the christmas tree, stockers/super stockers have been varying wheelbase from side to side for helping cut a light or to a smaller degree tripping beam at finish line. Is that practice still common today? knowing the 3/4” variance allowed by rules.

Ed McLawhorn
SS/LA

Good morning Ed and to all,
By any chance have you played with you're front tire diameter? Staggering the front wheels will slow down your reaction times especially if you are driving the front wheels through the lights. It probably won't help too much if the car wheel stands. Loosening your front shock "rebound" settings might help like going to a bigger diameter front tire. Sometimes you have to use a combination of all of the above to get what you are looking to accomplish.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA

Marty Rinehart Jr · 04-15-2024, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed McLawhorn Jr.

Since the beginning of the christmas tree, stockers/super stockers have been varying wheelbase from side to side for helping cut a light or to a smaller degree tripping beam at finish line. Is that practice still common today? knowing the 3/4” variance allowed by rules.

Ed McLawhorn
SS/LA

Ed,
This rule has been the same for the last 30 years. Nothing has changed.

04-13-2024, 09:43 AM	#1
Ed McLawhorn Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 287 Likes: 3 Liked 16 Times in 14 Posts	Wheelbase - Stock/SS Since the beginning of the christmas tree, stockers/super stockers have been varying wheelbase from side to side for helping cut a light or to a smaller degree tripping beam at finish line. Is that practice still common today? knowing the 3/4” variance allowed by rules. Ed McLawhorn SS/LA

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richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 918 Likes: 322 Liked 158 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Wheelbase - Stock/SS i believe so...jack arnew did my SS 67 camaro in '82

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prostockpete1 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 228 Likes: 3 Liked 72 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Wheelbase - Stock/SS Did Jack.s son not continue the trick alignment business in Baltimore his father pioneered ?